Pregnancy and childbirth are considered as risk periods for injuries to the pelvic floor and development of pelvic floor dysfunction. This may leed to devastating loss of function and quality of life.The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of postpartum pelvic floor muscle training with the device "PHENIX Neuromuscular Stimulation Therapy Systems" on the recovery of pelvic floor function for primiparous women.

Patients in this group will be offered pelvic floor muscle rehabilitation program using PHENIX Neuromuscular Stimulation Therapy System device. The participants will start therapy once a week 42 days after delivery, and last 8 weeks.

Device: PHENIX Neuromuscular Stimulation Therapy System device

Active Comparator: usual home care without device

Patients in this group will receive usual home care without device.

Other: usual home care without device

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years to 50 Years (Adult)

Genders Eligible for Study:

Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

primiparous delivery

term delivery

single childbirth

aged from 18-50yrs

Exclusion Criteria:

urinary incontinence before pregnancy

fecal incontinence before pregnancy

organ prolapse before pregnancy

history of childbirth or induced labor with pregnancy more than 28 weeks

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01926314